I will be using this pedal A LOT in the future! How about you? What do you see the best use case being? Get the UAFX ANTI Pedal using my Sweetwater Affiliate link and support what I do here! - sweetwater.sjv.io/PyLGjM
But but but but but but but it's digital. Thought you were a true tube amp guy LOL. This doesn't replace your amp you still got to power it. And most people will plug it into a tube amp.
Got mine today. It sounds amazing. I turn off cab sims and going into power amps and real cabs. App worked great but I didn’t have to change anything in the app. I just dialed it in like an amp. I like the TS9 boost anyway so kept it default for all channels.
I think 5150 and Recto guys have that in common-there’s no amount of basically the same amp you can ever have that’ll satisfy that hunger. Not a 5150 guy myself, by I respect them. We all come from Soldano blood
I bought a 5150 in 95 and finally sold it off a couple years ago and I feel like basically no one needs amps that big these days. When I see a small band with a stack, they almost always sound bad because the guitars are too loud and drown out the vocals and drums.
@@arthritisankle yeah with a good PA and sound guy they are usually better mixes with the direct to FOH options. I have been to PLENTY of shows though where a half stack sounded better 🤷🏻♂️. When you are at a metal show and the vocals and drums are overpowering the guitars it REALLY fucking sucks the life out of the show haha.
@@arthritisankle Never had that experience. Always think how great they sound. What kind of sound system do the places you go to have? In Massachusetts every club has a decked out PA.
5150 is a calling - its not a choice - the 5150 chose you. Got a v550 got two 5150 software sims on installed on the computer. Got the real thing too. Gonna order this soon. Cant help it.
I like the tones you pulled out of the pedal and I dig the fact that you were able to do a side by side that sounded almost identical to the actual amp head thank you for this video my good belligerent sir 🫡🫡
true story…in late 80’s after a Van Halen concert I was standing next to Eddie as he was in a crush of fans behind the stage signing stuff they handed him but he WAS NOT acknowledging them or saying a word. His amps came off the stage behind me and I thought “wow that’s his famous Marshall!” after I looked closely I said out loud to myself “are those PEAVEY?! what the hell?” I turned around and Eddie Van Halen heard me and “yeah dude! go over there and check ‘em out!” it was epic 🫶🏼
Great demo like usual! I'm glad you mentioned the 4 cables method as a big selling feature of this pedal because that's the number 1 reason why I want to buy it personally. I mean sound quality comes first evidently, but there are so many other options out there now to get the 5150 tone that this one put it above everything else imho because of that option. If you do another video with it, please try it directly in your 5150 in 4cm so you can go back and forth between the amp and the pedal's lead channels. We'd be able to directly hear how close they are since the pedal would be pushed by the 5150's power amp :)
@@cameronfarrell9076 it’s more similar to the original 5150 tone. Which evolved into the 5150 iii. So it’s close to the 5150 iii just because of that alone. I’m actually a big fan of the blue channel on my 5150 iii el34 100w. However, the amp head is gigantic and impractical to bring around which is why I’ve gradually moved into digital rigs.
Love you .... they are DSR cabs NOT IRs. presentation was amazing thanks so much for your contribution. the cabs section of the video and how you tweaked setting was my favorite part of your presentation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've had a FJA modded 6505 that absolutely crushes for over a decade. I get it, getting a good 5150 sound outta a cheap pedal is a great thing. And there's all sorts of digital gear that does the 5150/6505 thing well too. When my boy KB dumps all his amps and buys a mansion with the money and goes with just pedals, I'll definitely take notice.
Back in 1993, I owned a 5150 head. It would be another 8 years before I fell into the Search for Tone. While I already have the Ruby and Lion, the Anti might complete my search for a digital solution for this sound. Great video! I think mine will be delivered today (from Sweetwater...)
One critique though, I really enjoyed the vids you did with the amp/pedal in a mix. Please include one of those in each vid. Even if it’s the same song every time. It helps a ton.
I heard the exact differences you talked about it, less mids, stronger top, but dang if I didn't like that sound a little more! Great video, Kyle! Thank you!!!
Kyle, at least you were honest that you were checking the pedal for the 1st time and didn't know what you were doing. I think that sweetwater needs to pay you more money and do a later video with more experience and do another video on "how to get the most amazing deathmetal tone with Anti"
Oh my gosh Kyle, When I first saw the Lion pedal and some of the reactions from guys like Dweezil Zappa and Phil X and Pete Thorn, I knew they needed to release a legit high gain amp pedal. They definitely did and thought of you right away when I saw the ANTI 1992 high gain pedal. So after watching your video, I ordered one from Sweetwater. I have a feeling this pedal is gonna break the internet. Kyle congrats on your new Belligerent Ametuer studios location and all your success. Can’t wait to play the Anti pedal. Hope you’re doing great Kyle, love you, live your channel ! Cheers from Chicago!! 🤘😎🤘
@belligerentamateur it's awesome you can get really fuzzy doom tones and super tight chugging riffs. Being able to play high on fire and Terror with the same pedal is wild.
my question is the pedal is $399. a tonex pedal is $399. so does the uafx sound better than tonex. is this straight up the best sounding 5150 in digital form?
that's all going to be subjective. It will very much depend on what 5150 tone profiel you use, but there's no questioning the tonex pedal can do way more
I’ve been wanting to build a direct/FRFR pedalboard. If this had midi so I could switch between multiple presets I’d buy it right now. Sadly it’s close but just not quite where I need it to be
I think the quality of all of the UA Amp in Box pedals is undeniable. However, as they are all essentially, VST in a box pedals, the value proposition isn't quite there IMO. I always think in the studio I wouldn't want this because at that point I'm better off using a high quality VST or ToneX / NAM profile. And then live, at this price point or slightly above, there are devices with more functionality with similar quality of modelling. All of the devices in this series sound great, maybe even some of the best modelling available. But as a single amp model I think the price point just falls in an awkward spot.
I mostly agree. I think these pedals fill a niche for people that just want one amp-in-pedal +IR loader to replace their amp. Some people don’t want to hassle with a full multi-fx unit. I think these are nice for a lot of people
I'm 50 seconds into the video and the only thing I hear are mosquitos. A lot of them. Don't know, maybe there something wrong with monitors but the start is not very good.
Ok, finished the video and this thing sounded like tearing paper or scratching nails on a blackboard. And it's disappointing cause usually i like UA Products a lot. If there will be a chance a will totally try this pedal cause this demo left me totally speachless.
@@gr070491I’ve watched all the videos on this pedal and they all sound garbage. And yes I have a block letter 5150 that I bought in 1995 and I still have it. This pedal ain’t it.
100% Whack sounding on my monitors, which is weird because the UA Lion is a-flipping-mazing, so its not like they can't make a good product, I wonder if its the recording
I'll wait for a firmware update the app just dropping out yeah no. And that power going out and it taking awhile to reboot is not good either. Hope they get that worked out.
Cool pedal but not worth $400 for only a 5150 in a box. I’d rather get the $125 Joyo preamp house and have 8 different models and they all sound really good if you’re not going to use the real tube amp. Also just buy a Tone X pedal or used HX Stomp and have even more amps and features
This 5150 in a box is a freaking beast sounds so spot on I gotta have this and the UAFX LION pair it with the UA OX STOMP with my eventide micropitch and Friedman BE-OD MXR Echoplex and the TriceraChorus and a phase 90 that would be a perfect rig😎
Just thought in my mind: there is tons of clones about peavey, mesa, marshall amps on pedal form but why not a ENGL in a box style pedal has been done yet 😮 they have some of their own pedals but no one no Xvive no TC.electronics, NuX or eny other pedal manufacturer has ever tried to make pedal that emulate sound of ENGL fireball/powerball😮😢 btw this one is pretty damn good but nothing can beat MXR EVH5150 pedal😅
that BROWN bru. yup im gettn it ITS gonna sound sweet with my Marshall [ wait for it ] JCM 2000 awwwww. yup it sucks to be me but ya Im all over this MFkEr on the clean for a secondary monster..... since I use a bunch of UA plugins n all that like the Nieve stuff and fairchild bla bla bla.
seems like every youtube guitar channel always tries to push some new wonder petal all at the same time! . At least this dude doesn't always play the same chord progression or the same sweep lick in every video like some people. Having to sit through their playing before getting to the specifics is painful!
I disagree. This is the closest to a real 5150 imo. I've researched alot of them. The only other one that comes somewhat close is the Amt Bricks P lead pedal which is hard to find.
I will be using this pedal A LOT in the future! How about you? What do you see the best use case being?
Get the UAFX ANTI Pedal using my Sweetwater Affiliate link and support what I do here! - sweetwater.sjv.io/PyLGjM
But but but but but but but it's digital. Thought you were a true tube amp guy LOL. This doesn't replace your amp you still got to power it. And most people will plug it into a tube amp.
Naw I got cheap illegal clone circuit tube preamps.
Got mine today. It sounds amazing. I turn off cab sims and going into power amps and real cabs. App worked great but I didn’t have to change anything in the app. I just dialed it in like an amp. I like the TS9 boost anyway so kept it default for all channels.
Pedal sounds pretty awesome! Great job on the video.
@@vondragonnoggin Is the app required for the noise gate?
“The last 5150 you’ll ever need” said no 5150 fan ever 😂😂😂😂😂😂……love the videos man ❤
😂😂😂😂😂
I think 5150 and Recto guys have that in common-there’s no amount of basically the same amp you can ever have that’ll satisfy that hunger. Not a 5150 guy myself, by I respect them. We all come from Soldano blood
I bought a 5150 in 95 and finally sold it off a couple years ago and I feel like basically no one needs amps that big these days. When I see a small band with a stack, they almost always sound bad because the guitars are too loud and drown out the vocals and drums.
@@arthritisankle yeah with a good PA and sound guy they are usually better mixes with the direct to FOH options.
I have been to PLENTY of shows though where a half stack sounded better 🤷🏻♂️. When you are at a metal show and the vocals and drums are overpowering the guitars it REALLY fucking sucks the life out of the show haha.
@@arthritisankle Never had that experience. Always think how great they sound. What kind of sound system do the places you go to have? In Massachusetts every club has a decked out PA.
Man, I’ve been waiting to hear your thoughts on this pedal and of course, a demo! Thank you sir. I’m sold.
5150 is a calling - its not a choice - the 5150 chose you. Got a v550 got two 5150 software sims on installed on the computer. Got the real thing too. Gonna order this soon. Cant help it.
I like the tones you pulled out of the pedal and I dig the fact that you were able to do a side by side that sounded almost identical to the actual amp head thank you for this video my good belligerent sir 🫡🫡
Kyle deserve more views and followers. Greetings from Argentina.
true story…in late 80’s after a Van Halen concert I was standing next to Eddie as he was in a crush of fans behind the stage signing stuff they handed him but he WAS NOT acknowledging them or saying a word. His amps came off the stage behind me and I thought “wow that’s his famous Marshall!” after I looked closely I said out loud to myself “are those PEAVEY?! what the hell?”
I turned around and Eddie Van Halen heard me and “yeah dude! go over there and check ‘em out!” it was epic 🫶🏼
THE LOOMIS PRE SET SOUNDED LEGIT
Great demo like usual! I'm glad you mentioned the 4 cables method as a big selling feature of this pedal because that's the number 1 reason why I want to buy it personally. I mean sound quality comes first evidently, but there are so many other options out there now to get the 5150 tone that this one put it above everything else imho because of that option. If you do another video with it, please try it directly in your 5150 in 4cm so you can go back and forth between the amp and the pedal's lead channels. We'd be able to directly hear how close they are since the pedal would be pushed by the 5150's power amp :)
I just got this pedal as well and I love it. I also own a 5150 II and a 5150 iii. This pedal is by far the closest thing to a mic’d up 5150 I’ve had.
Ive been chasing the 5150 iii lead tone in a box for the last 10 years at least, how close is this pedal to the iii's lead channel specifically?
@@cameronfarrell9076 it’s more similar to the original 5150 tone. Which evolved into the 5150 iii. So it’s close to the 5150 iii just because of that alone. I’m actually a big fan of the blue channel on my 5150 iii el34 100w. However, the amp head is gigantic and impractical to bring around which is why I’ve gradually moved into digital rigs.
Love you .... they are DSR cabs NOT IRs. presentation was amazing thanks so much for your contribution. the cabs section of the video and how you tweaked setting was my favorite part of your presentation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've had a FJA modded 6505 that absolutely crushes for over a decade. I get it, getting a good 5150 sound outta a cheap pedal is a great thing. And there's all sorts of digital gear that does the 5150/6505 thing well too. When my boy KB dumps all his amps and buys a mansion with the money and goes with just pedals, I'll definitely take notice.
He will definitely have a nice retirement plan in the next 30 years!
Back in 1993, I owned a 5150 head. It would be another 8 years before I fell into the Search for Tone. While I already have the Ruby and Lion, the Anti might complete my search for a digital solution for this sound. Great video! I think mine will be delivered today (from Sweetwater...)
Sounds really great! Might buy one. Thanks for this!
happy to do it! Report back if you grab one!
I GATTA SAY YOU ARE MY GO TO GUY FOR GEAR AND YOU FKN CRACK ME UP EVERY TIME MY FRIEND! I LOVE IT!
I was waiting for your review! Sounds great but will definitely wait for it to be sold on the used market
One critique though, I really enjoyed the vids you did with the amp/pedal in a mix. Please include one of those in each vid. Even if it’s the same song every time. It helps a ton.
And doesn’t have to be a whole song. Just a 30-45 second clip would be fine!
00:17. Just so I can rewatch it 73 times conveniently. Move along folks. This is just for me
You made that your wallpaper John didn't you? .....didn't you!!!
@@thehoppo I will now
I think we need a similar pose with you and a pile of vintage 30 speakers around you. ooo hairless and smooth. ooo 2000-2003 v30's... HAHAHAHA
Great demo, Kyle!
I heard the exact differences you talked about it, less mids, stronger top, but dang if I didn't like that sound a little more! Great video, Kyle! Thank you!!!
wild how close they are! Appreciate ya!
Sounds great! Have you done anything with the Quilter amp before? Would love to see a full video on that one, always wanted to try a Quilter amp.
Kyle, at least you were honest that you were checking the pedal for the 1st time and didn't know what you were doing. I think that sweetwater needs to pay you more money and do a later video with more experience and do another video on "how to get the most amazing deathmetal tone with Anti"
When the amps from your childhood are being oversaturated then you know you're old.
yeah, you're old as FUCK
Love the show and all the content, thanks Kyle! I don't need anymore pedals but this one one would be fun to mess with.
I hear ya! Thanks for the love!
Oh my gosh Kyle,
When I first saw the Lion pedal and some of the reactions from guys like Dweezil Zappa and Phil X and Pete Thorn, I knew they needed to release a legit high gain amp pedal. They definitely did and thought of you right away when I saw the ANTI 1992 high gain pedal. So after watching your video, I ordered one from Sweetwater.
I have a feeling this pedal is gonna break the internet.
Kyle congrats on your new Belligerent Ametuer studios location and all your success.
Can’t wait to play the Anti pedal.
Hope you’re doing great Kyle, love you, live your channel !
Cheers from Chicago!!
🤘😎🤘
my man! Thank you so much! Appreciate the love. Hope you enjoy the pedal, it's an absolute monster!
ok that deliverance look laying in front of those 5150's kinda creeped me out, not gonna lie!
good!
bro the picture of you posing in front of the amp heads made me LOL , fantastic
The scream made it!
Take this set up and try it out with your band!! That’d be cool AF!!
Def will in the future!
my personal opinion is that this pedal lacks the low end.....not for me this one, good vid Kyle
Great demo bro! I am going to buy this pedal, definitely!
hope you enjoy!
Love it when Matt Damon’s cousin does pedal reviews.
me too
The pedal into quilter vs the real 5150 sounded super close indeed.
I'm definitely going to buy one these pedals.
hope you enjoy it!
(puts extra knobs on a metal zone and paints it red)
No wonder I love it!
So we are still missing something Orange and Mesa then UAD can create a competitor for QC/FM
How's that Adam Jones guitar? I was thinking of getting one.
Love it, best epiphone I've ever had
Bought, it arrived, waiting for work to end and play with this new old sound!!
hell yeah!
Very good pedal Kyle! Maybe a bit thin compared to the original, but ... a lot of mods and switches, so ...
I detest the phone present aspect but if they can insert a favourite switch with say 4 presets then with a 4c method, a dream pedal.
Does UA still refuse to offer a desktop app to control these things?
Hi Kyle. Another great video. Quick question.. Someone with a tonex still needs this to have a legit 5150 sound? Asking for a friend.. 😂
19:54 20:24 close ! but still missing some tight low end & mids ! Or the presence was too high and he changed it ! 22:23
I think the 5150 sounds better but overall it's good enough.
Certainly does sound badass 🤘
Very interesting!
Wow! it is impressive! Have you tried to use it with Blackstar power amp? Cheers!
Not yet, but I def will soon!
A computer/vst plugin disguised as a pedal, gotcha.
So long as it fits on my pedalboard and sounds good it can be whatever it wants disguised as a pedal 😂
exactly this. Who cares what the tech is if it sounds good?
Exactly; and justiced up by a mix chain, light mastering and post production. None of what you heard is ‘raw’
how does the alt switch thing work? if i set my amp settings up and then go to alt the values are where the knobs are? that’s inconvenient
Did this man put a 5150 into a 5150 I'm fucking dead 😂
I didn't, actually!
Love your channel!! How does this compare to the feel of a tube amp?
It's really gonna depend on what you play it through. It def gets very close through a power amp and cab.
@@belligerentamateur thanks. I was thinking a powerstage into a 4x12
I really want to see u try the Baghdad from Does it Doom
Not familiar with it!
@belligerentamateur it's awesome you can get really fuzzy doom tones and super tight chugging riffs. Being able to play high on fire and Terror with the same pedal is wild.
was that intro a nod to Requiem For A Dream?
can it be bus poweed?
What about the TC V550 ?
I Hope you'll try it soon
It's a 5150 amp modeller?
Sounds great but I can’t get the synergy module for the same price.
Sure, but to use a synergy module, you need external hardware that costs at minimum, $500. Very different use cases for different players
“Brainhead” 😂😂😂
Can you switch between two presets?
on the app? yes. On the FS, I don't believe so
Get a kick out of Kyle’s face every time he says,”This is Belligerent Studios and we don't play weak people music” 😂🤘
the mids and lows are good but there's some trashy highs in there that sounds digital and clippy
So whats better, friedman irx or this?
10000% subjective
my question is the pedal is $399. a tonex pedal is $399. so does the uafx sound better than tonex. is this straight up the best sounding 5150 in digital form?
that's all going to be subjective. It will very much depend on what 5150 tone profiel you use, but there's no questioning the tonex pedal can do way more
for 399 and have basically any amp sound like a 5150 that's a deal!
Have you heard of Kartakou Colossus? I would check it out first before buying this piece of gear
Used 5150 combos are $650 all day. And they make actual sounds.
I’ve been wanting to build a direct/FRFR pedalboard. If this had midi so I could switch between multiple presets I’d buy it right now. Sadly it’s close but just not quite where I need it to be
man, that would make a ton of sense!
For some reason, the typo "Hogh Gain Amp Pedal" made me think of hoagies. Guess I'll be having a sandwich for lunch today. Thanks Kyle
5051 is a Brazilian pedal, how cool is it being mentioned in the video, even if subliminally heheheh
I think the quality of all of the UA Amp in Box pedals is undeniable. However, as they are all essentially, VST in a box pedals, the value proposition isn't quite there IMO. I always think in the studio I wouldn't want this because at that point I'm better off using a high quality VST or ToneX / NAM profile. And then live, at this price point or slightly above, there are devices with more functionality with similar quality of modelling. All of the devices in this series sound great, maybe even some of the best modelling available. But as a single amp model I think the price point just falls in an awkward spot.
I mostly agree. I think these pedals fill a niche for people that just want one amp-in-pedal +IR loader to replace their amp. Some people don’t want to hassle with a full multi-fx unit. I think these are nice for a lot of people
I agree, I would be tempted to buy it if I hadn't been sent one, but I think that price tag would keep me from doing it
"...and forfeit our man card." That's the moment I ded
The quilter comparison is fucking CRAZYYYYYYY it’s SOOOO close
right dude? I was shocked
It sounds good. This is like the 4th demo video I've watched for it but.... ToneX is the same price.
it certainly is, but I think they're aimed at different people
@@belligerentamateur True. Some people refused to get a CD player for like 10 years.
I have some of the UA stuff, it’s nice stuff but probably won’t be getting this one.
I'm 50 seconds into the video and the only thing I hear are mosquitos. A lot of them. Don't know, maybe there something wrong with monitors but the start is not very good.
Ok, finished the video and this thing sounded like tearing paper or scratching nails on a blackboard. And it's disappointing cause usually i like UA Products a lot. If there will be a chance a will totally try this pedal cause this demo left me totally speachless.
@@gr070491I’ve watched all the videos on this pedal and they all sound garbage. And yes I have a block letter 5150 that I bought in 1995 and I still have it. This pedal ain’t it.
100% Whack sounding on my monitors, which is weird because the UA Lion is a-flipping-mazing, so its not like they can't make a good product, I wonder if its the recording
Vandervort Lock
I'll wait for a firmware update the app just dropping out yeah no. And that power going out and it taking awhile to reboot is not good either. Hope they get that worked out.
totally understandable!
The pedal sounded exactly like the 5150
it was crazy ckose!
It’s soo bloody close. Hello fly rig. Or for anyone that wants to downsize. Or just like great pedals.
crazy, right?
I've been playing an original 5150 since they came out, and this pedal is good, but it is no 5150. Still a great sounding pedal, though.
Cool pedal but not worth $400 for only a 5150 in a box. I’d rather get the $125 Joyo preamp house and have 8 different models and they all sound really good if you’re not going to use the real tube amp. Also just buy a Tone X pedal or used HX Stomp and have even more amps and features
The price totally pulled the reigns. Yeah it’s a cool pedal but not $400 cool
...until the next generation of amp sims comes out.
Kailey Lodge
Stokes Highway
This 5150 in a box is a freaking beast sounds so spot on I gotta have this and the UAFX LION pair it with the UA OX STOMP with my eventide micropitch and Friedman BE-OD MXR Echoplex and the TriceraChorus and a phase 90 that would be a perfect rig😎
it’s fashionable to hate these red boxes…
sounds weak without bottom... only treble and presence
watch on something other than a phone or laptop
For now I'll stick to my mooer 005 for 70 bucks lol
hell yeah
Janessa Falls
Just thought in my mind: there is tons of clones about peavey, mesa, marshall amps on pedal form but why not a ENGL in a box style pedal has been done yet 😮 they have some of their own pedals but no one no Xvive no TC.electronics, NuX or eny other pedal manufacturer has ever tried to make pedal that emulate sound of ENGL fireball/powerball😮😢 btw this one is pretty damn good but nothing can beat MXR EVH5150 pedal😅
that's a matte rof opinion, and in my opinion, this pedal shits all over the mxr
Sounds fizzy to me and congested like all UAD amps in a box. The fizz would drive me insane after a while.
Birdie Valley
What if someone else controls the pedal during the show ⛓️🎭
“If we were to play weak people music then go ahead and forfeit your man card!” 😂 That’s going to upset a lot of boomers!
Harber Meadows
Rodger Lake
that BROWN bru. yup im gettn it ITS gonna sound sweet with my Marshall [ wait for it ] JCM 2000 awwwww. yup it sucks to be me but ya Im all over this MFkEr on the clean for a secondary monster.....
since I use a bunch of UA plugins n all that like the Nieve stuff and fairchild bla bla bla.
Retta Tunnel
Yundt Island
seems like every youtube guitar channel always tries to push some new wonder petal all at the same time! . At least this dude doesn't always play the same chord progression or the same sweep lick in every video like some people. Having to sit through their playing before getting to the specifics is painful!
Companies send them out to reviewers early so they can have a video prepared on day 1 of release.
Honestly dude...I'm not crazy about it. It sounds a bit fake and harsh.
I disagree. This is the closest to a real 5150 imo. I've researched alot of them. The only other one that comes somewhat close is the Amt Bricks P lead pedal which is hard to find.
Forfeit your man card, that happened when I got married.